Russia is moving forward until it achieves its goals in Ukraine. Trump's threats of new sanctions won't stop it

New US sanctions will not prevent Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told CNN on Friday, following President Donald Trump's statement that...

New US sanctions will not stop Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine, a Russian government spokesman said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new financial sanctions on the country to force a ceasefire, CNN reports, taken over by News.ro.

US President Donald Trump is trying to demonstrate a “balance” in his positions on Ukraine and Russia, but his threats to increase sanctions against the aggressor country are “completely empty”, said John Bolton, a former Republican national security adviser. On CNN, he noted that both Trump himself and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin are aware of this. “He (Trump — ed.) did this in an attempt to show at least some balance, considering what thin…

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that US sanctions will not prevent Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine. For details, read ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)

New US sanctions will not stop Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine, a Russian government spokesman said Friday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new financial sanctions on the country to force a ceasefire, CNN reports.

Trump managed to threaten Russia with new sanctions if the peace agreement with Ukraine does not move forward.